minor canon

American  

noun

1. a canon attached to a cathedral or collegiate church, though not necessarily a member of the chapter.

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minor canon British  

noun

1. Church of England a clergyman who is attached to a cathedral to assist at daily services but who is not a member of the chapter

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Etymology

Origin of minor canon

First recorded in 1670–80

Example Sentences

The letter was written to the minor canon telling him that the Squire's decision was final.

From Cousin Henry by Trollope, Anthony

Hugh Garfield is my name; my age twenty-nine, and I am the son of the late Reverend Francis Garfield, rector of Aldingbourne and minor canon of Chichester.

From The Stretton Street Affair by Le Queux, William

"It is Mr. Quatremain, the minor canon," she said, retiring.

From Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire by Ainsworth, William Harrison

The prebendary in residence walks from his seat, preceded by beadles, and followed by a vicar or minor canon, and proceeds to the altar; the choir, during this sort of processional march, chanting the Sanctus.

From Four Years in France or, Narrative of an English Family's Residence there during that Period; Preceded by some Account of the Conversion of the Author to the Catholic Faith by Beste, Henry Digby

The former tapped at the door, and they were instantly admitted by Mr. Quatremain, the minor canon.

From Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire by Ainsworth, William Harrison